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  1. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    You're right, Rakitic combines the best qualities of all of them :). The absolute king of useless possession, being useless in the final third, an old and slow pivot, and absolutely incapable of doing anything creative in the opponent's half. You can stick those useless 2 goals per season up...
  2. DonAndres

    Junior Firpo

    He'll be a great deputy LB for Alba as he ages, and I think he'd make a very good LM too in the case we ever use a 4-4-2 because he looks like a very talented dribbler. ----Griez-Messi Firpo-De Jong-Arthur-Dembele Alba-Lenglet--Pique-Semedo Could be a decent option to have, there are always...
  3. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

    I'm not saying Messi never has fault, just that it wasn't the case this time. One thing I find to be completely wrong is how people in this thread are treating Messi's poor performances in those games as independent, mutually exclusive events. As if Rakitic/Cou/Alba/Suarez/Busi/Vidal all...
  4. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    The biggest problem with Rakitic isn't errors that lead to goal or nearly do. That isn't even in the top 5 of things wrong with him. The things that ARE wrong with him can be boiled down to poor hips, poor touch, and poor workrate (for the past 2 years). His insanely unathletic hips are...
  5. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

    I'm sorry, but this is just stubborn nonsense. Just hammering away repetitions of Messi was "poor, lazy, limited" does not make it true. It is just being willfully dishonest or too stubborn to look at evidence to be able to look at this performance and call it a 4/10. If I didn't bring up...
  6. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Well I didn't claim we were great as a team. We were on course to win all those titles because of Messi showing up week in week out to carry us in the league and scoring/creating almost every goal we scored in the CL knockouts. It was a testament to Leo's effort that this team which was so...
  7. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

    If this were the 13/14 or 15/16 season I'd understand what I'm seeing in this thread. I do challenge people to name the games where Messi really failed to do his part in the past season for Barca. He was great in every big game, including Anfield. Look at the big chances we missed on...
  8. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    We'd probably win the CL if we added Neymar, or at least it'd be insanely embarrassing if we didn't. All this shows though is we can't solve our problems by using rational thinking but rather throwing insane amounts of money on panic purchases to see what sticks. We'll probably be spending...
  9. DonAndres

    Ernesto Valverde

    Fucking nuts that people are arguing that Messi has been the anchor holding the team down and not Ernesto. La Liga has been mediocre as hell for the past 2 seasons. RM handed us the league by December 2 seasons in a row, their worst league seasons in years. Atletico have not been impressive...
  10. DonAndres

    Jean-Clair Todibo

    Think he has potential to become better than Lenglet and I think he could do it very quickly if it came to that. His performances against Celta and Huesca were kinda ridiculously good for his age and the extremely limited playing time he's had for us. His passing looked crisp and he was...
  11. DonAndres

    Ibrahima Konaté

    Heard he was trash/underwhelming at Euro U21 but if that makes him cheaper it'd be a very good gamble. He has great tools Truth is Barto nor anyone else at the club will have ever heard the name Konate so we're never even gonna notice him unless he turns into a 100m+ value player
  12. DonAndres

    Daniel Alves

    No one said that. I was one of the ones who started the discussion and said Trent was the best right back SINCE Alves, i.e since Alves left Barca and declined (though he's showing himself to be still near the very top even now). Everyone in that thread including myself said TAA isn't and will...
  13. DonAndres

    Daniel Alves

    Christ. Alves had about 40 more touches than any other Brazil player tonight. That's almost 2x as much as the next highest. 5 dribbles, 3 tackles, 1 interception, and he created the first goal. Incredible how good he is at this age, about to captain Brazil to a title and be the best player in...
  14. DonAndres

    Daniel Alves

    Barca are fucking idiots if they don't re-sign him if the opportunity presents itself. He's still a top 5 RB in the world and has some insane offensive performances even at this age. He would be a much needed source of energy/creativity/ball progression on the right flank and help get Messi more...
  15. DonAndres

    Copa America 2019

    Arthur with 2 dribbles, 3 tackles. Overall great performance from him in the semifinal of a major international tournament so far. Come again BBZ about how Arthur is "inferior to Rakitic"? Lmfao.
  16. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Today's probably the day he loses the Balon D'or. He hasn't had a good tournament whatsoever but tbh I don't think Argentina would've won it even if Messi played reasonably well. It'd take some inspired shit for Messi to challenge the proper contenders in the Copa with this Argentina side.
  17. DonAndres

    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    Several reports said he changed his demeanor and became one of the harder working players in the squad. I guess Coutinho has been a caricature of professionalism and high effort then right? Given that he's getting so much playing time?
  18. DonAndres

    Basketball/NBA

    He's an MVP level player. Very hard to compare high scoring centers to football players. At the moment he's probably better than Lebron IMO. My hierarchy is: KD Kawhi Harden Giannis Steph AD Lebron Though there is very little distance between any of the top 7.
  19. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    EV is a stooge and he'll play the Galactico signings. Barto and them are not gonna buy Griez and Neymar just to have them sit on the bench. EV wouldn't dare bench Suarez or Messi either, so I assume we're gonna play some 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 type formation. That's likely 2 midfield spots left and we...
  20. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    Arthur is now 100% permabenched.

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